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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2008
Applicant:
Matti Huiku, Espoo, FI;
Inventor:
Matti Huiku, Espoo, FI;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/02 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for monitoring fluid balance status of a subject are disclosed. A hemoglobin measure indicative of hemoglobin concentration in the blood of a subject and at least one physiological parameter responsive to blood volume changes in the subject are determined and concurrent behavior of the hemoglobin measure and the at least one physiological parameter is indicated to a user, thereby to give an indication of fluid balance status of the subject. The cause and/or reliability of the fluid balance status may also be indicated.